Aussie67 a stress crack at the

a stress crack at the rear and another near one of the chinstrap bales

When acquired the shell was clean and without paint inside

Restored Depiction: This helmet has had a blue-grey camouflage pattern painted over the grey base colour

Restored Depiction: This helmet is a SD Army and comes fitted with a ‘Marsh’ pattern helmet cover

Thale and the shell size as 62cms

Aussie67 a stress crack at theAussie67 The shell is an original WW2, Australian manufactured MkII shell with a raw edge. I have purchased a couple of Australian helmet batches from this one dealer; all of these helmets would have been intact and in good condition when stored but poor storage over the decades has wrecked them. The original brass chinstrap lugs are marked Mk III only; there is no year stamp. The steel lot number was found under the flare as 2517 (the 1 being just